The newly elected leader of the upstart party Wildrose Alliance told a jam packed conference room in Edmonton, "My No. 1 job is to turn Alberta into a real democracy again," Danielle Smith as won the...
The Progressive Conservative Party, has been in power for 40 years in Alberta. The primary reason is that there hasn't been a viable opposition, especially in the leadership department of both the...
The NHL levied a hefty $10,000 fine to Edmonton Oilers head coach Pat Quinn for his remarks about Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla. His exact comments that got him in trouble were, "If that had happened...
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ESPN's "King's Random" is an hour long documentary that retraces the events surrounding the Wayne Gretzky trade that sent him from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. It was the single biggest trade...
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The Province of Alberta is now predicting a larger deficit than previously. This is mainly due to low energy prices, increased unemployment. Alberta has to dig into its Heritage Fund to avoid...
Alberta is expected to run a 1.1 Billion Dollar deficit in Health Care this year. The Government has hired a Health Care Reorganizer, Mr. Duckett, from Australia to revamp our system. In the meantime...
A University of Alberta PhD student has found a naturally occuring listeriosis killer in mango pits. "PhD student Christina Engels has been studying mangoes since March 2008 and recently published her findings in...
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Hip hop superstar Lil Wayne has canceled shows in Vancouver and Edmonton due to illness. Before anyone says anything, Lil Wayne is not dead. Lil Wayne is simply ill. It ain't easy being Weezy. The America's Most...
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Barry Artiste Op/EdGiven the turmoil in Iran, perhaps students from Iran will take back a better perspective of Canada to their country, a perspective that Canada and our Neighbor to the South are not the Great Satan or War Mongering and just ordinary folk like them, studious...
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We are now following this story with SCAN: "EDMONTON — One person is dead and at least 60 people are injured after a stage at a music festival in Alberta collapsed. The main stage at the Big Valley Jamboree in...
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"Marco Andretti, Andretti Green Racing with the center of the city of Edmonton in the background. Image Credit: Covy Moore (2009) Edmonton INDY - Play By Play Via Tweet By TweetThe Edmonton INDY is in the...
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With the reorganization of the Indy Racing League a few years ago, Edmonton was pleased to learn that Edmonton had been scheduled as a venue for both 2008 and 2009. The race organized by Edmonton Northlands and...
A Canadian soldier and veteran of six overseas tours, including Bosnia, Croatia and Afghanistan has been selected to be this year's Grand Marshall of the Rexall Edmonton Indy 500. After Warrant Officer David...
The Alberta Health and Wellness budget was forecasted with a $1.1 Billion dollar deficit for the current fiscal year. This has resulted in some cuts. Some of the measures announced were the...
Kitwana Jones, a football player who plays defensive for the Edmonton Eskimos, captured a purse-snatcher the morning of Tuesday, July 21, using his well-honed tackling abilities. Jones was on his way to a breakfast appearance at the Alberta legislature, when he heard...
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